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Odyssey Couple " Can a prissy Captain and a crew full of swine make it back to ancient Greece without driving each other crazy?" Captain Felix: "Oscar, Oscar, Oscar. Why must you always act like such a pig?" First Mate Oscar: "Whos actin? I am a pig!" PAUSE FOR DUBBED IN LARGE AUDIENCE LAUGHTER. Felix: "Youre right, Oscar. Its when you were a man that you acted like a pig." Oscar, not getting the implied insult: "Well, thanks, Felix. Its big of you to admit you were wrong." DUB IN MEDIUM AUDIENCE LAUGHTER. Felix: "Youre welcome, Oscar. Oh, could I ask one question?" Oscar: "Sure, go ahead." Felix: "Now that youre a pig, could you please act like a man?" DUB IN HUGE AUDIENCE LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE. Later: Felix: "Oh, even if we made it back to Athens, what would I say? Our holds are empty of goods!" Oscar, feeling that hes missed the point: "Not to mention that your whole crew has been turned into pigs by Circe!" Felix: "Yes. Its not exactly what I meant when I told everyone that I was going to bring home the bacon!" DUB IN HUGE AUDIENCE LAUGHTER Later: Oscar: "Felix! Youve got to help me. You see, Ive been writing this girl in Crete. And when she finds out that Im not a " Felix, interrupting: "Oscar! You didnt tell her you were a man?" Oscar, aggrieved: "Hey, what do you take me for? Id never do that!" Felix, apologetic: "Im sorry, Oscar. I apologize. But if you didnt tell her you were a man, then what did you tell her?" Oscar: "I told her I was the Captain!" DUB IN LARGE AUDIENCE LAUGHTER Felix, shocked: "Oh, Oscar, Oscar, Oscar. Why do you keep doing these things? And even if I wanted to help you, what could I possibly do?" Oscar, slyly: "Well, if when we got into port next week, you pretended to be First Mate, then I could pretend " Felix, outraged: "Never! How could you even suggest such a thing. No! Absolutely not! Not in a million years!!" IMMEDIATELY CUT TO NEXT SCENE. LOC: ON THE BRIDGE. FELIX IS WEARING OSCARS STRIPED SHIRT, AND OSCAR IS WEARING THE CAPTAINS HAT. DUB IN HUGE AUDIENCE LAUGHTER. Felix, rolling his eyes: "I cant believe you talked me into this!" Oscar: " You cant believe I talked you into it, Captain! " Felix, narrowing his eyes: "Dont push it, Snouty!" LATER. LOC: CAPTAIN OSCAR AND FIRST MATE FELIX ARE DINING WITH DIANAS FAMILY AT HER HOUSE. OSCAR IS HOLDING FORTH OVER DINNER: Oscar: "So, anyway, I tell the Cyclops, 'You must get into the theater for half price, because you only have one eye.' But he says, 'No, they make me pay double, because I have to see the show twice!'" Snobicus, Dianas patrician father, rising from the table: "Im sorry, but I just cant hold my tongue any longer! I must ask you to leave my house!" Oscar: "What do you mean!" Father: "Well, I didnt want to come right out and say it, but very well. No daughter of mine is dating a, a boar!" Oscar, whispering to Felix: "Whats he mean by that? They always love that story!" |